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what i can tell you is that kinect is awesome for kids who don't already play a lot on consoles with controller. they won't care about the little lag and stuff and i know from my nephew and niece that they love kinect.

and what is with those movie related games? madagacar, happy feet, toy story and so on? no clue if they are even playable but if it's for a very young audience it should be ok even if it's a 55% game lol.



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Ni No Kuni :p



I'd have to go for PS3 over the X360.

I can think of a couple for PS3, but none except for LIVE arcade or Kinect games for the Xbox.



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JWeinCom said:
Why not a Wii or a Wii U? Makes a whole lot more sense. But if they insist on one of those, what are the ages of the kids? Big difference between 5 and 10 ya know?

In general though...

X-Box 360/PS3

Sonic Generations

Sonic Classics Collection

Sonic All Star Racing/Transformed

Street Fighter

Marvel vs Capcom 3

Spiderman Shattered Dimensions (older kids)

WWE _____ if they're wrestling fans

X-Box 360

Naruto Path of a Ninja

You might question the inclusion of fighting games, but I think that they work great for kids. If a kid is a bit too young for something like Ratchet, they'll wander around for a little while and give up. If a kid is too young to master 100 hit combos in MvC 3 they'll still have fun hitting buttons until something cool happens.

Seriously though, just get them a Wii, or if they already have it and are bored with it, either invest in new games, or a Wii U. Recommending a 360 for kids is like recommending the Wii to a 30 year old who loves military shooters.

They already have a WiiU.  




       

pokoko said:
Can we trade you for your sister? >l

Third party, I would include Joe Danger, it's a fun little game. Ben 10 Galactic Racing? The Rayman games, maybe.

PS3, what about Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch? Old enough for that? Critter Crunch? And, uh, Killzone 2.


lmao way to be a jerk XD

And no they are 5 and 6

Also i was naming games that are only on 1 console so i can give him an informed opinion.  Ill show him some third party games too like joe danger and castle crashers




       

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BlowoverKing said:
also forgot:
3D Dot Game Heroes
Motorstorm
Ratchet and Clank All 4 One
Sly Collection


little kids are not going to want to play 3D Dot heroes or motorstorm.  Im not talking about kids from 8-12 years old.  Im talking about little kids below the age of 7




       

You should specify the age range you are talking about. The word kid can mean almost anyone not an adult.

For example Jak & Daxter could be described as a kid game, but I wouldn't recommend it to a 5 year old. I'd point that 5 year old toward Kinectimals and send a 12 year old to Jak & Daxter or Viva Pinata.

So what kind of kids are we talking about. Big kids, Little kids, even kids with chicken pox?



kain_kusanagi said:
You should specify the age range you are talking about. The word kid can mean almost anyone not an adult.

For example Jak & Daxter could be described as a kid game, but I wouldn't recommend it to a 5 year old. I'd point that 5 year old toward Kinectimals and send a 12 year old to Jak & Daxter or Viva Pinata.

So what kind of kids are we talking about. Big kids, Little kids, even kids with chicken pox?


They are 5 and 6




       

JayWood2010 said:
JWeinCom said:
Why not a Wii or a Wii U? Makes a whole lot more sense. But if they insist on one of those, what are the ages of the kids? Big difference between 5 and 10 ya know?

In general though...

X-Box 360/PS3

Sonic Generations

Sonic Classics Collection

Sonic All Star Racing/Transformed

Street Fighter

Marvel vs Capcom 3

Spiderman Shattered Dimensions (older kids)

WWE _____ if they're wrestling fans

X-Box 360

Naruto Path of a Ninja

You might question the inclusion of fighting games, but I think that they work great for kids. If a kid is a bit too young for something like Ratchet, they'll wander around for a little while and give up. If a kid is too young to master 100 hit combos in MvC 3 they'll still have fun hitting buttons until something cool happens.

Seriously though, just get them a Wii, or if they already have it and are bored with it, either invest in new games, or a Wii U. Recommending a 360 for kids is like recommending the Wii to a 30 year old who loves military shooters.

They already have a WiiU.  

In that case, I highly recommend either saving up the money to be used on other games (Lego City and Game and Wario should be good choices).  If they didn't have the Wii originally, then they can get tons of Wii games for like 20 bucks.  Wii Sports, Mario Galaxy, Mario Tennis, De Blob 1/2, Sonic Colors, Kirby's Epic Yarn, etc etc.

Until I get finish up my degree, I'm stuck selling games for a living, and this happens a lot.  Parents will buy an X-Box 360 or PS3 for their kids, and ask for me to recommend games.  All I could really do is point to the Lego games and a few Sonic games that we carry.  If your sister is a gamer and is going to use the 360 and PS3 and just wants a couple of games for the kids too, that's a whole different story, but if it's just for kids, I'd say it's a waste of money.



JayWood2010 said:
kain_kusanagi said:
You should specify the age range you are talking about. The word kid can mean almost anyone not an adult.

For example Jak & Daxter could be described as a kid game, but I wouldn't recommend it to a 5 year old. I'd point that 5 year old toward Kinectimals and send a 12 year old to Jak & Daxter or Viva Pinata.

So what kind of kids are we talking about. Big kids, Little kids, even kids with chicken pox?


They are 5 and 6

Then I would dump the older kid games like Jak & Daxter and Rachet and Clank. They aren't inappropriate for little kids, but I think they are too advanced for them.

Look at it like board games. With five to six year olds you're going to play Candy Land, not Monopoly.